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71international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
72flaque — [ flak ] n. f. • flasque XIVe; repris 1718; forme picarde de flache (XVe), subst. de l a. fr. flache « creux, mou »; lat. flaccidus ♦ Petite nappe de liquide stagnant. Chemin couvert de flaques d eau. Flaque de sang. ⇒ mare. Flaques d huile.… …
73immobile — [ i(m)mɔbil ] adj. • 1370; immoble XIIIe; lat. immobilis 1 ♦ Qui ne se déplace pas. ⇒ 1. fixe. Rester, se tenir immobile. Immobile comme une souche, une statue. « la terreur le cloue immobile » (R. Rolland). Immobile et frappé de stupeur. ⇒ cloué …
74stagnation — [ stagnasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1741; du lat. stagnatum, supin de stagnare → stagner 1 ♦ État d une eau stagnante, d un fluide stagnant. ♢ Par anal. Méd. Stagnation du pus dans une plaie. 2 ♦ (1764) Fig. État fâcheux d immobilité, d inactivité. ⇒ arrêt,… …
75stagner — [ stagne ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • 1787; lat. stagnare 1 ♦ Rester immobile sans couler, sans se renouveler (en parlant d un fluide). ⇒ croupir. « La mare stagnait, écrasée sous le soleil » (Pergaud). 2 ♦ Fig. Être inerte, languir. « ce… …
76pond scum — noun free floating freshwater green algae • Hypernyms: ↑green algae, ↑chlorophyte • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygnemataceae, ↑family Zygnemataceae * * * noun 1. : any free floating filamentous alga of the family Zygnemataceae …
77stag·nant — /ˈstægnənt/ adj 1 : not flowing a stagnant puddle stagnant water/air 2 : not active, changing, or progressing a stagnant economy …
78Asian tiger mosquito — Taxobox name = Asian tiger mosquito image width = 240px image caption = Female at the start of feeding regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo =… …
79Artificial heart valve — An artificial heart valve is a device implanted in the heart of a patient with heart valvular disease. When one of the four heart valves malfunctions, the medical choice may be to replace the natural valve with an artificial valve. This requires… …
80Residence Time Distribution — The residence time distribution (RTD) of a chemical reactor is a probability distribution function that describes the amount of time a fluid elements could spend inside the reactor. Chemical engineers use the RTD to characterize the mixing and… …
